Democratic gubernatorial challenger Bill White edged out Gov. Rick Perry's fundraising numbers, according to statements from both campaigns issued over the course of the day. I'd love to tell you where the money was coming from and how both fared in Lubbock, but that data was not yet available.

Not a local government issue by any stretch, but I notice the UT Board of Regents have stripped the controversial name of one of the flagship campus's dorms. (Actually, I lived in Prather, not Simkins, but that doesn't work as well with The Ramones).

Texas Republican Sen. John Cornyn just shipped out a statement confirming he would vote against confirming Elena Kagan's nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court.

The statement echoes what he told reporters in a teleconference earlier today. You can read it in full below.

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WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, released the following statement announcing he will oppose the nomination of Elena Kagan to be Associate Justice on the U.S. Supreme Court:

Lubbock's Charter Review Committee meets at 5:30 p.m. after a one month recess. The seven-member group is reviewing the city equivalent of a constitution and considering amendments to propose to voters in November.

It's not clear how involved this evening's meeting will be -- I'm told committee members have not seen any drafts of the charter amendments they'll begin considering. Here's your crash refresher course as the evening meeting draws near:

A local business showed off some audio-based crowd control technology with a piercing demonstration in council chambers this morning.

D Moses Consulting, who Mayor Tom Martin invited to give a quick overview of the Mosquito technology he sells mostly outside of Lubbock, capped a quick talk explaining how the technology was used to ward off everything from bored teens to pirates by setting off the device.